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African Swine Fever Outbreaks Reported in South Africa and the Philippines
Veterinary authorities in South Africa and the Philippines reported new African swine fever (ASF) activity in late September...
H5N1 Avian Influenza Can Infect Alpacas, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Study Shows
Alpacas can be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b and shed infectious virus from...
Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for Xpert Respiratory Panel Detecting 13 Respiratory Pathogens
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Cepheid’s Xpert Respiratory Panel, a multiplex PCR test that...
Nine-Laboratory Network Evaluated Four Bundibugyo Virus PCR Tests in Two Weeks During 2026 Ebola Outbreak
When the 2026 Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) began, few diagnostic tests had been validated for...
Alveo Technologies and Royal GD Expand On-Farm Molecular Testing to Swine and Cattle
Alveo Technologies, a molecular diagnostics company based in Alameda, California, and Royal GD, the Dutch animal health organization,...
Up to One in Three Positive Mpox PCR Results in DRC May Be False Positives, Lancet Study Finds
About 35% of mpox PCR results reported as positive in four cities of the Democratic Republic of the...
Hygiena Launches PCR Assay to Characterize Virulence Markers in Salmonella from Poultry, Beef and Pork
Food safety testing company Hygiena has launched the BAX System Real-Time PCR Assay for Highly Pathogenic Salmonella, a...
EFSA and ECDC Report Seasonal Low in Avian Influenza Detections in Europe, June–August 2026
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) stayed at a seasonal low in Europe during the summer of 2026, according...
SpudCell: University of Minnesota Team Builds First Synthetic Cell with a Complete Cell Cycle
A team led by Professor Kate Adamala at the University of Minnesota has built SpudCell, a synthetic cell...
Cell Signaling Technology Spotlights Genome Instability and Mutation as a Cancer Hallmark, with New Research Tools to Match
Cell Signaling Technology (CST) has published new educational content and research tools centered on genome instability and mutation,...